Malheur County Has shrunk in Housing Ownership by 1.3%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Malheur County, OR

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Malheur County, Oregon decreased in number of total housing units by 459, or 4%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Oregon increased in total housing units by 222,853, or 13%.

Compared to the US, Malheur County has a very low level of vacancy in residential housing. 1,281, or 11.0%, are reported as unoccupied units in Malheur County, Oregon. Of these 1,281 vacant housing units, 10.9% are for sale on the real estate market, while 23.2% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Malheur County have decreased by 1.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 6,501 (62.4%) housing units occupied by owners, while 3,910 (37.6%) housing units were leased. Malheur County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Oregon, which had 37.8% of the housing units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Malheur County has a high level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 21.7% are owned and occupied by minorities in Malheur County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Oregon 11.0% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Malheur County. 85.7% the Black Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Malheur County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 37 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Malheur County, OR

In Malheur County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 37 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 77 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the support activities for crop production industry has added the most employment with 153 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in support activities for crop production makes up 17.6% percent of the total growth in Malheur County, Oregon between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (+153)
2. Grocery and related product wholesalers (+79)
3. Other crop farming (+78)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (+47)
5. School and employee bus transportation (+46)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 125 jobs. The declines in auto parts, accessories, and tire stores make up 15.2% percent of the total job loss in Malheur County, Oregon between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (-125)
2. Outpatient care centers (-93)
3. General freight trucking (-83)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (-53)
5. Consumer goods rental (-38)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).